EDITORIAL

Bhutan is no stranger to having literal fake news floating about it over the years and it must be said that the majority of them are from Indian media outlets either just across the border or in New Delhi. The latest one and perhaps the most damaging one till date …

This week a senior journalist with this paper went to interview the Foreign Minister Dasho Dr Tandi Dorji on an issue that pertains to his ministry. The minister who said he was busy agreed to give five minutes to the journalist, but did not have any concrete answers to the …

If one takes a look at the numerous Audit reports and even ACC investigation reports over the years, then a common thread of weak internal controls will string them all together. Be it an accountant or junior official siphoning off a few hundred thousands in a remote area to major …

Bhutan is set to graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) category of the poorest and most vulnerable countries by December 2023. This comes at a time when Bhutan is facing a series of crises like an economic crisis, depleting reserves, huge migration outwards of its professionals and youths and …

We have all been talking and debating about the large numbers of youths and professionals headed to Australia in recent times. It is now time to accept that this is Bhutan’s biggest crisis in recent times. It is also important to note that the loss is not only to Australia …

Most of us have seen enough clichéd Hollywood movies expounding on the incredible power of hope against all odds. However, it is particularly relevant to us in these gloomy times as droves of people leave for foreign shores and businesses are not doing great. There is almost a national depression …

Even almost a year later the talk of the town or the nation is still the huge Australia rush, which only seems to be getting bigger by the day with no end in sight. It cannot be denied that the main cause of the rush is economic in nature as …

There is no doubt that many courses at the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) need to be upgraded or revamped. The RUB has some ‘Zombie Courses’ across colleges that do not provide employment, are not in touch with the times, do not cater to the economy and do not serve …

The meet the press on Friday has been one of the most honest and frank to date where the Prime Minister shared even confidential details and he called on agencies to talk to the media. The PMO and the Cabinet overall has been the most transparent among all government agencies …

The Australia rush continues unabated and is only growing in size. However, there are some early signs of trouble in the land of milk and honey. The first and immediate problem is accommodation due to a housing crunch all over Australia and especially in Perth. The crunch is due to …